DeSales High School
DeSales High School in Geneva, New York is a catholic school established in 1912 in the Diocese of Rochester. DeSales High's mission is "to provide an academically excellent education in an intimate, faith-filled communtity". It is the only Catholic high school in the Finger Lakes.
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2004-2005 Profile
Accreditation
New York State Department of Education Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Faculty
- 13 full time members
- 6 part time members
- 6 members with multiple certifications
- 12 members with a Master's Degree
- 1 member with a Doctorate
Student Body
- Enrollment: approximently 130 students
- Grades 9-12
Class of 2004 Statistics
- Average SAT Math: 502
- Average SAT Verbal: 544
- Percent accepted to college: 100%
- One National Merit Finalist
Class "Sizes"
- The average class size for teaching is 11 students.
- Student to Teacher Ratio: 10:1
- Student to Computer Ratio: 2:1
Curriculum
Religious Studies
- Religion 9, 10, 11, 12
- Peer Ministry
English Language Arts
- English 9, 10, 11, 12
- Honors English 11
- Creative Writing
- Novels into Film
- Novels of the 20th century
- American Poetry
- Shakespeare: Comedies and Sonnets.
- Gemini English (offered as a Dual Credit Program with Finger Lakes Community College).
Social Studies
- Global Studies I, II
- U.S. History and Government
- Participation in Government
- Economics
- Civil War
- World War II
- Russian History
- Genocides
- World Geography
- Gemini US History (offered as a Dual Credit Program with Finger Lakes Community College).
Foreign Language
- French I, II, III, IV
- Spanish I, II, III, IV
- Latin, I, II, III(Students who earn 85% or above on the Latin II Regents (Examaination) will earn 3 Regents credits, thereby not having to take a 3rd year of Latin.)
Mathematics
- Math A, A/B, B
- Statistics
- Pre-Calculus
- Gemini Calculus (offered as a Dual Credit Program with Finger Lakes Community College).
Science
- Principles of Engineering
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Geology of the Finger Lakes
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Introduction to Forensics
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Gemini Biology (offered as a Dual Credit Program with Finger Lakes Community College).
- Gemini Physics (offered as a Dual Credit Program with Finger Lakes Community College).
Fine Arts
- Studio in Art
- Fabric & Fiber Art
- Recycled Art: Garbage to Gorgeous
- Basic Sculpture
- Basic Drawing
- Advanced Art
- Two-Dimensional Art.
- Contemporary Crafts.
- Yearbook
- Music Theory
- Music Appreciation
- Drama Club
Business & Technology Education
- Keyboarding
- Computer Web Design
- Personal Finance
- Career & Financial Management.
- Business Law
- Business Management
- Principles of Marketing.
- E-Commerce
Other Subjects
- Physical Education
- Strength & Conditioning
- Health
- Contemporary Health issues.
- SAT Review
Trivia and Fun Facts
- DeSales subscribes to the student newsmagazine Channel One News, which provides 15 minutes of important news and current events to students during homeroom.
- Every year, DeSales' varsity baseball and softball teams travel to San Diego, California to compete against other schools in tournaments.
- DeSales annually celebrates White Male History Month every April, as started by a former prominent senior.
- 100% of seniors were accepted to college(Class of 2003 and 2004).
- $1,069,555 was awarded to 27 seniors.(Class of 2004)
- 22 seniors are eligible for over 300 hours of college credit hours. (Class of 2004).
- DeSales High School has the only National Merit Finalist in the Finger Lakes Region.
- The class of 2004 provided over a 1000 hours of community service.
- DeSales High has a 10:1 student to teacher ratio
- DeSales High has a 2:1 student to computer ratio with the latest technology and high-speed internet access.
Sources
- Offical school website http://www.desaleshs.org
External links
- http://www.desaleshs.org/ DeSales High School website
- http://www.ratemyteachers.com/SelectTeacher.php?sid=24418@type=0 Ratemyteachers.com section for DeSales High School
- http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/features/henderson/henderson.html Blog and brief profile about freshman math teacher Jeff Henderson.
- http://www.musselmantri.com/ Official website of triathalon organized by Mr. Henderson.
- http://www.geocities.com/srasofia Website of our Spanish teacher, Mrs. Theimer. Includes photos and other links.
- http://www.oswego.edu/~redding/scottpage1.htm Website of Biology and Earth Science teacher Scott Redding.